A Survey of Ranging Patterns and Micro-Habitat Preference of Saguinus midas in Berg en Dal, Suriname
2018
Hochschulschrift
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Habitat fragmentation and secondary growth forests are becoming increasingly common around the world, and as a result, many animal species are being forced to adapt to these changes. In the Guiana Shield region of interior Suriname, I observed the ranging patterns and micro-habitat preference of several groups of Saguinus midas (golden-handed tamarin), one of the least-studied tamarin species, with the intention of assessing the similarity in habitat preference to another Saguinus species, S. bicolor. I hypothesized that S. midas and S. bicolor would have similar micro-habitat preferences, and that S. midas would prefer areas of the forest with small tree size, low basal area, and high liana density. I conducted a survey of selected trees along a trail system in Bergendal, Suriname, to determine local habitat characteristics. I also conducted a home range survey to determine the number of groups and the size of each group in the study area. I found that there were four distinct groups of S. midas in the area, and they preferred the micro-habitats as predicted. This suggests that like S. bicolor, S. midas does not utilize forest resources randomly. The study of micro-habitat preference and forest structure preference can be used for further research in primate conservation, and S. midas’ role as a pioneer species make it an ideal research candidate.
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A Survey of Ranging Patterns and Micro-Habitat Preference of Saguinus midas in Berg en Dal, Suriname
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Cherundolo, Gina Marie |
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Veröffentlichung: | 2018 |
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